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PADI 2013 Elite Instructor Awards Issued
Were you an Elite Instructor in 2013? Check the My Account section of the PADI Pros Site or your mail box to find out. The PADI Elite Instructor Award celebrates the achievements of PADI Instructors...
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Now Available for Android: PADI Open Water Touch and ScubaEarth app
PADI Open Water Touch™ now available for Android and iOS The Open Water Touch is now available for Android tablets as well as iPads (iOS). You can read about the PADI Touch student set-up and knowledge...
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New Incentive-Based Diver Referral Promotion
Word of mouth – having a friend or family member say, “you’ve gotta try this!” or “scuba diving is the coolest thing I’ve ever done!” – is one of the most powerful ways to acquire new customers....
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Project AWARE’s First Dive Against Debris Distinctive Specialty Instructor
As Debris Month of Action wrapped up last month, Project AWARE interviewed one of the first Dive Against Debris Distinctive Specialty Instructors who taught the course. Steve Schultz from Tahoe Dive...
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PADI Catches Adobe’s Eye with PADI Open Water Diver Touch
Newest Technological Endeavor Changes the Way Underwater Enthusiasts Obtain Open Water Diver Certification Continuing to lead the way in technological advancements within the dive industry, PADI...
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Health Insurance and Lifestyle Benefits Now Available
As part of PADI’s value proposition and commitment to serving its members, PADI now offers comprehensive medical, dental and life insurance services for all US-based members*. Vicencia and Buckley...
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Beneath the Sea Presents 2016 Legend of the Sea Award to PADI
“With pride, honor, and a sense of history knowing this is the continuation of tradition, Beneath the Sea presents their 2016 Legend of the Sea award to PADI at 50.” With that announcement, PADI...
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PADI President and CEO Dr. Drew Richardson Honored with Diver of the Year Award
Since 1976, PADI Worldwide President and CEO Dr. Drew Richardson has dedicated his life to water safety and diver education. Internationally, Richardson is known as one of the most influential people...
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PADI Through the Decades: the 1980s
This is the third article in our 50th Anniversary series. Missed the first two? Get caught up on the 60s and 70s. The 1980s were when PADI truly became a leader in dive research. By taking the...
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PADI Through the Decades: the 1990s
This is the fourth post in our 50th Anniversary series. Make sure to catch up on the 60s, 70s, and 80s. The 1990s were a period of expansion for PADI. This decade opened up independent study and new...
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PADI and Seiko to Release PADI Special Edition Diver’s Watches
Article Written by John Kinsella There’s something special about good solid diver’s watches. They’re functional, durable and good-looking. (They may also be one of diving’s greatest unsung marketing...
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The Case of the Goliath Grouper
The fishing of goliath groupers is a really big issue. Because goliath groupers are really big. In fact, as fishes go, Atlantic goliath groupers (Epinephelus itajara) are whoppers: They grow to...
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PADI Wins TAUCHEN Award for Best Diver Training Organization
For the 19th consecutive year, PADI has been awarded the prestigious TAUCHEN Award for Best Diver Training Organization. A popular German-language magazine that focuses on topics of interest to...
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Local Heroes – Make My PADI™ Stories Yours: Identify and honor local heroes
People love learning about people. Publications about popular people (the premier is probably People magazine) predominate on the newsstand. It’s a human interest thing, and it’s powerful. Then there...
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Elevating Purpose: PADI’s Four Pillars of Change
Over the past 50 years, PADI® has become a global network of dive centers, resorts and professional members who do a lot more than teach diving, sell dive equipment and run dive trips. PADI Members...
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PADI Brings Diving to the World for Its Members
The PADI team is always hard at work spreading the word of diving to encourage more consumers to discover the dive lifestyle through PADI Dive Centers and Resorts. Dedicated public relations and...
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Embracing Initiatives to Support Our Oceans
PADI® has a longstanding history of conservation and is building on that by joining forces to further support two of our Four Pillars of Change: Ocean Health and Marine Animal Protection. While...
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PADI Joins Forces with Mission Blue to Help Protect the World’s Ocean
Photo: Kip Evans | Mission Blue PADI and Mission Blue have forged a formal partnership to help increase the level of protection of our world’s ocean. Led by legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle,...
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Drew Richardson Engages Ocean Community at Blue Vision Summit
PADI President and CEO Drew Richardson took part in the Blue Vision Summit in Washington, DC, USA, last month, speaking about the enhanced role that coastal communities can play in ocean conservation...
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Hurricane Relief Efforts
After three powerful storms hit Texas, Florida, the US East Coast, Puerto Rico and many Caribbean islands, it has been a difficult time for the millions of people affected by evacuations, flooding,...
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